Travel sick? Try a fruit bowl

A MOTORING organisation has come up with a novel way of curing child car sickness and ensuring smoother driving. The answer is to fill an empty fruit bowl with water and place it in the boot of the vehicle, according to GEM Motoring Assist (formerly the Guild of Experienced Motorists).

A MOTORING organisation has come up with a novel way of curing child car sickness and ensuring smoother driving.

The answer is to fill an empty fruit bowl with water and place it in the boot of the vehicle, according to GEM Motoring Assist (formerly the Guild of Experienced Motorists).

The idea has come from driving instructor and GEM member Audrey Wixon who claims it can lead to a 15% reduction in fuel consumption.

It is a method she has used to help her pupils who drive erratically, tear off at speed, change gear jerkily, and brake late and heavily.

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She said: "You fill the fruit bowl with water, place it in a plastic container to cope with any spillage, pop it in the boot and then drive in a smooth progressive manner in an attempt to spill the minimum amount of water."

"In fact it is just the way many people drive every day and they would count themselves as experienced motorists."

GEM Motoring Assist chief executive David Williams said: "We can all allow our driving to become a little raw at times, particularly when stressed, so perhaps a fruit bowl in the boot should come as standard equipment in every car to calm our driving down and make us safer."